YUBA COUNTY Biographies
LE ROY HENRY MEYER
The modern trend in California agriculture is well illustrated in the scientific, practical methods employed and the substantial, encouraging results obtained by Le Roy Henry Meyer, one of the most progressive and successful of Sutter County farmers, who is located near Sutter City. He was born near Grand Island, Sutter County, on November 25, 1892, the son of Henry C. and Mathilda (Stohlmann) Meyer. His father was a native of Germany, who came to California in 1887, when the great realty boom was attracting the attention of the world. He accompanied Louis Tarke, who had made a visit to his native land, on his return to California, and became a farmer here. Arriving in Sutter County, he first worked for Mr. Stohlmann; and later he took up farming for himself on the Sacramento River, near Grand Island, where he bought 140 acres and reared his family. Under his care, this ranch, devoted to general farming, became one of the show spots of the section. In 1911, the family moved to Sutter, and Mr. Meyer bought 139 acres one mile to the west of Sutter, all fine farming land; and there our subject lives today. Henry Meyer is well preserved and active, and resides with his wife on the home place near Sutter. A daughter, Margaret, is Mrs. Madden of Marysville.
Le Roy Meyer attended the Winship district grammar school, and later joined and remained with his father in the latter’s farming ventures; and now he leases the home place from him. When our country entered the World War, Mr. Meyer responded to the call to arms and entered the United States Army on August 29, 1918. He was sent to Camp Lewis as a member of the 55th Depot Brigade; and shortly afterward he was transferred to Camp Fremont, in California, and joined the 8th Infantry, 8th Division. On October 29 he sailed from Hoboken for France, and landed at Brest. As a private, he acquitted himself manfully; and in March, 1919, he returned to the United States. At the Presidio, in San Francisco, on April 3 of that year, he was honorably discharged, and returned home again to enter life as a rancher. He is a popular member of Lodge No. 212, I.O.O.F., at Meridian. In politics, he is a Republican.
At Sacramento, on August 7, 1918, Mr. Meyer was married to Miss Edna Noyes, a native of Noyesburg, Sutter County, and the daughter of E. A. and Belle (Dean) Noyes, whose interesting life story forms another part of this historical work. She attended the Noyesburg grammar school, and then went to Heald’s Business College at Santa Cruz. They have one child, Donal Lee by name.
History of Yuba and Sutter Counties, Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, 1924
p. 946-951
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